By Susan Hanssen, Crisis Magazine - Every year, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, October 7, falls within the same week as Columbus Day, celebrated on the second Monday in October. Together, these feasts make up one big festival because of the intimate relation between the events that they celebrate... The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is also known as the Feast of Our Lady of Victory because it celebrates the Blessed Mother’s aid in the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. This battle was a great Christian naval victory over the Muslim Turkish forces in the Mediterranean. Although an increasing number of young Catholics are aware of this major historical event, it is not widely known among the general American public and is rarely covered in public elementary or high school history curricula.